MAMADOU'S BANANA GLACE

MAMADOU'S BANANA GLACE

Yield: 8 portions

This double-strength banana dessert beats a banana split halfway to Dakar! Served with an excellent demitasse, it is a delicious and sophisticated dessert.
In an electric blender (or by hand):


Beat 4 BANANAS to a pulp.
Add: 1 pint HEAVY CREAM and

1/2 cup SUGAR.Beat until frothy.
Pour into freezer trays and freeze for 1 to 2 hours until partially firm.
Cut 8 BANANAS in half lengthwise and then in half across.
Place 1 BANANA (4 pieces in a row side by side) on a dessert plate.
Spread the frozen bananas uniformly over the fresh bananas when ready to serve.
Sprinkle each serving with: 1/2 tsp.-CHOPPED CANDIED FRUITS as ANGELICA or RED CHERRIES

1 tsp. BLACK RAISINS

1 Tbs. CHOPPED PEANUTS

1 Tbs. SLIVERED ALMONDS.

Mamadou is the young owner of Les Cannibales Deux Restaurant in Dakar who went to Paris to learn French cooking techniques. The Banana Glace is his own creation and his most popular dessert. 

You can substitute nuts and fruit for example:  You can use Strawberrys instead of cherrys and chocolate chips instead of raisins  or walnuts instead of peanuts.